The UAB Blazers won the C-USA Championship with a 27-25 victory over Middle Tennessee to finish the regular season at 10-3.
Imagine losing your conference title because of 12 men on the field
Middle Tennessee had a shot to beat UAB, but messed up one big detail.
Unfortunately for the Blue Raiders, this one ended on a costly penalty. With just over a minute left UAB had the ball on fourth and 2 with a chance to take a delay of game penalty before punting.
Instead, Middle Tennessee got called for having 12 men on the field on defense. The penalty gave UAB five yards, which resulted in a first down and allowed the Blazers to run the rest of the clock down.
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... plus the punt returner.
My God, this has to be one of the most brutal ways to win not only a game in general, but a shot at winning the conference. If Middle Tennessee could have forced a punt there on fourth down, it could have had a shot to put together a late, game-winning drive.
The overall result though, is a positive story — UAB going from being dead to coming back to life as a conference champ is one of the most feel-good stories in college football this season. Even still, you can bet Middle Tennessee fans won’t forget this one any time soon.
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